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we're coming to the point now where we may be at or very close to a tipping point in syria. where the assad regime may be in serious jeopardy of going down. nevertheless, there are still millions, literally millions, of syrians on the fence. they have no illusions about the corruption, the incompetence, the brutality of this regime. but they do wonder what's next. recognizing this organization, making it clear that there is international support for it gives these syrians an opportunity to see what's next. >> ifill: murhaf jouejati, do you think it's significant? >> it is significant. it's very important. this is a superpower that recognizes the syrian national coalition. this is a permanent member of the security council. now there are three that recognize the syrian national coalition. we heard in the introductory segment there are over 100 countries now that recognize it. this truly delegitimizes the assad regime. it makes assad no longer a chief of state but rather the chief of a sectarian militia. and so this is an important if not historic event, yes. >> ifill: it's on
we're coming to the point now where we may be at or very close to a tipping point in syria. where the assad regime may be in serious jeopardy of going down. nevertheless, there are still millions, literally millions, of syrians on the fence. they have no illusions about the corruption, the incompetence, the brutality of this regime. but they do wonder what's next. recognizing this organization, making it clear that there is international support for it gives these syrians an opportunity to see...
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an unnamed photographer accompanied them into syria. macleod voiced this report. >> reporter: these guys with me are from the free syrian army. they are defected soldiers from the army of the syrian regime. i feel proud that we the free syrian army can say that we are here, we are here on the ground. and hopefully soon we will conduct large operations, operations to topple the regime. >> one year into his brutal crackdown on peaceful protests syrian president bashar al assad is facing an armed insurgency by the rebel fighters of the free syrian army. the group is led by officers and soldiers who defected from assad's security forces after witnessing atrocities against their own people. >> reporter: it was like a genocide against the people, and i was part of it. the army went to the streets and shelled houses with tanks. and the demonstrations. this person is a field commander for one of hundreds of units fighting government forces across southern and central syria. we've agreed not to reveal his full name. >> we will enter from this po
an unnamed photographer accompanied them into syria. macleod voiced this report. >> reporter: these guys with me are from the free syrian army. they are defected soldiers from the army of the syrian regime. i feel proud that we the free syrian army can say that we are here, we are here on the ground. and hopefully soon we will conduct large operations, operations to topple the regime. >> one year into his brutal crackdown on peaceful protests syrian president bashar al assad is...
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syria's foreign minister denied that claim but syria's foreign ministry but france, in turn, rejected the syrian statement. the new foreign minister laurent fabius spoke in paris. >> ( translated ): there is no need to play with words. when groups belonging to the same people massively tear one another apart and kill one another, if you can't call it a civil war, then there are no words to describe it. more now, from michele dunne, director of the atlantic council's center for the middle east. she's served at the state department and on the national security council staff. and dimitri simes, president of the center for the national interest, a foreign policy think tank. michele dunne, let me start with you. what is going on? how serious is this diplomat conflict between the u.s. and the russians? >> well, there's been a lot of tension, of course, between the united states and for some time now over syria, and i think that the escalating situation within syria itself, even with the past couple of weeks, we've seen the level of brutality, the brutality against women and children, and th
syria's foreign minister denied that claim but syria's foreign ministry but france, in turn, rejected the syrian statement. the new foreign minister laurent fabius spoke in paris. >> ( translated ): there is no need to play with words. when groups belonging to the same people massively tear one another apart and kill one another, if you can't call it a civil war, then there are no words to describe it. more now, from michele dunne, director of the atlantic council's center for the middle...
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in syria, the u.n. announced it is pulling out non-essential international staff for their own safety. those who remain will be restricted to the capital city, damascus. separately, the u.s. voiced mounting concern about activity at syrian government sites storing chemical weapons. this afternoon, president obama warned syrian leader bashar al- assad not to cross that line. oday i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences. and you will be held accountable. >> sreenivasan: in response, syria's government released a statement saying it would never use chemical weapons on its own people. the regime has never confirmed it has such weapons. there were warnings about greater curbs on the internet, as the world's nations gathered today for a summit on telecommunications. the 11-day conference in dubai is the f
in syria, the u.n. announced it is pulling out non-essential international staff for their own safety. those who remain will be restricted to the capital city, damascus. separately, the u.s. voiced mounting concern about activity at syrian government sites storing chemical weapons. this afternoon, president obama warned syrian leader bashar al- assad not to cross that line. oday i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical...
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thanks again for your support. >> ifill: finally tonight, a look at one element of syria's opposition, the free syrian army. many are defectors from syria's regular army that is putting down the anti-assad rebellion with brutal efficiency. hugh macleod and annasofie flamand, a reporting team from our international news web site partners, global post, spent time with the fighters in northern lebanon. an unnamed photographer accompanied them into syria.ri macleod voiced this report. >> reporter: these guys with me are from the free syrian army. they are defected soldiers from the army of the syrian regime. i feel proud that we the free syrian army can say that we are here, we are here on the ground. and hopefully soon we will conduct large operations, operations to topple the regime. >> one year into his brutal crackdown on peaceful protests syrian president bashar al assad is facing an armed insurgency by the rebel fighters of the free syrian army. the group is led by officers and soldiers who defected from assad's security forces after witnessing atrocities against their own people. >
thanks again for your support. >> ifill: finally tonight, a look at one element of syria's opposition, the free syrian army. many are defectors from syria's regular army that is putting down the anti-assad rebellion with brutal efficiency. hugh macleod and annasofie flamand, a reporting team from our international news web site partners, global post, spent time with the fighters in northern lebanon. an unnamed photographer accompanied them into syria.ri macleod voiced this report....
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for syria. one-and-a-half years after it began and the battle for this city and for syria grinds on relentlessly. the bombardment of homs, the war here, is as intense as ever. these soldiers say they have the rebels trapped in this area and that the battle will be over soon. whole neighborhoods here are a wasteland. the signs of battle on every building. few civilians remain. it's almost a shock to see them. in your heart when you see your area like this. >> i can't imagine. i feel very sorry for what has happened. >> reporter: how long will this go on here? >> i don't know. god only knows. god alone knows. >> reporter: the war here is almost macabre, bizarrely a mannequin marks the deadliest junction. but few places here are safe for anyone. so as world leaders of the united nations begin to talk again of syria, dead locked in disagreement, the snipers on both sides take their positions. death on their minds. victory in their sights. >> syria will again be one of the dominating issues at the un
for syria. one-and-a-half years after it began and the battle for this city and for syria grinds on relentlessly. the bombardment of homs, the war here, is as intense as ever. these soldiers say they have the rebels trapped in this area and that the battle will be over soon. whole neighborhoods here are a wasteland. the signs of battle on every building. few civilians remain. it's almost a shock to see them. in your heart when you see your area like this. >> i can't imagine. i feel very...
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on december the 23rd, the day arab league monitors arrived to observe the situation in syria, a similar explosion killed 44 people. the government blamed armed gangs. but again, questions arised. the opposition say that ten of the names of those listed as dead in the blast appear on other lists of people killed in different incidents. today, there were anti- government demonstrations in several cities. these pictures were posted on youtube and not shown on syrian television. it's been reported that the arab league observers saw syrian soldiers shooting at the crowd in the damascus suburb of arbeen. the banner reads, "what is the use of the observers when assad's militias have fired shots before their eyes in arbeen?" this weekend, the observers will make their first report. the arab league will then have to decide what, if anything, they're going to do next. >> sreenivasan: the united nations has reported more than 5,000 people have been killed in syria's ten-month-long crackdown on opposition protests. five nato troops were killed in a series of bombings in afghanistan today on top of
on december the 23rd, the day arab league monitors arrived to observe the situation in syria, a similar explosion killed 44 people. the government blamed armed gangs. but again, questions arised. the opposition say that ten of the names of those listed as dead in the blast appear on other lists of people killed in different incidents. today, there were anti- government demonstrations in several cities. these pictures were posted on youtube and not shown on syrian television. it's been reported...
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. >> ifill: jeffrey brown examines new concerns over syria's chemical weapons capability and what, if anything, the u.s. can do about it. >> woodruff: from florida, hari sreenivasan has the story of endangered coral reefs. many of them dying because ocean temperatures are rising and the waters are more acidic. >> i remember seeing fields of elk horn coral that you couldn't see through it and you couldn't see beyond it and those same areas are dead you know 99% dead. ♪ >> ifill: and we close with a remembrance of jazz great dave brubeck who died today, one day shy of his 92nd birthday. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the nation's third- largest bank, citigroup, announced big job cuts as it continues to scale back in the wake of the financial crisis. the 11,000 employees to be
. >> ifill: jeffrey brown examines new concerns over syria's chemical weapons capability and what, if anything, the u.s. can do about it. >> woodruff: from florida, hari sreenivasan has the story of endangered coral reefs. many of them dying because ocean temperatures are rising and the waters are more acidic. >> i remember seeing fields of elk horn coral that you couldn't see through it and you couldn't see beyond it and those same areas are dead you know 99% dead. ♪...
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syria has witnessed the killing of tens of thousands of people. the president of egypt is a member of the muslim brotherhood. our ambassador to libya was assassinated in a terrorist attack. iran is moving toward nuclear weapons capability. >> woodruff: romney used tougher language yesterday in pueblo, colorado. then he criticized the president's remarks in his 60 minutes interview that the arab spring brought many challenges for the u.s. and that there would be bumps in the road. >> these are not bumps in the road. these are human lives. these are developments we do not want to see. this is time for the president who will shape events in the middle east not just be merciful or be at mercy to the events in the middle east. >> woodruff: the president also spoke before the clinton global initiative today, but he did not meet with any foreign leaders. instead secretary of state hillary clinton had one-on-one with the u.n. special representative to syria and a number of other officials. margaret warner is at the united nations. i spoke to her just a sh
syria has witnessed the killing of tens of thousands of people. the president of egypt is a member of the muslim brotherhood. our ambassador to libya was assassinated in a terrorist attack. iran is moving toward nuclear weapons capability. >> woodruff: romney used tougher language yesterday in pueblo, colorado. then he criticized the president's remarks in his 60 minutes interview that the arab spring brought many challenges for the u.s. and that there would be bumps in the road. >>...
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so let's work together to bring peace and stability to syria. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, in syria today, amateur video showed shelling in the city of homs as residents ran to take cover. the international criminal court in the hague today sentenced a congolese warlord to 14 years in prison. it is the first time the tribunal has ever sentenced a convicted war criminal since the court was set up ten years ago. thomas lubanga was charged with recruiting and using children as soldiers in his rebel army back in 2002 and 2003. the congolese ethnic conflict claimed the lives of some 60,000 people. a court in israel today cleared former prime minister ehud olmert of the central charges in his corruption trial. they involved allegations he accepted cash-stuffed envelopes from a supporter and pocketed the proceeds from a double- billing travel scam. he was convicted of a lesser charge of breach of trust. olmert, who had resigned in 2009 as the allegations surfaced, will be sentenced in september. he is also standing trial in a separate real estate bribery case. the house of representatives began
so let's work together to bring peace and stability to syria. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, in syria today, amateur video showed shelling in the city of homs as residents ran to take cover. the international criminal court in the hague today sentenced a congolese warlord to 14 years in prison. it is the first time the tribunal has ever sentenced a convicted war criminal since the court was set up ten years ago. thomas lubanga was charged with recruiting and using children as soldiers in his...
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in syria, a car bomb exploded in a damascus suburb, killing 12 people. more than 40 others were wounded. meanwhile, the u.n. refugee agency warned the number of syrians seeking safety in turkey could grow to 200,000. jordan is facing a similar influx as the civil war inside syria escalates. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy and gwen at the tampa convention. >> ifill: the republican delegates have just finished their role call of the states and they're dancing that little dance of celebration. mitt romney got 2,061 delegate votes and was just announced by house speaker john boehner. he only needed 1,144 in order to secure the party nomination. they're going to party for a little bit and then go back and nominate by acclimation, we're told, paul ryan as vice presidential nominee. a lot of big applause, by the way, while we were watching wyoming and wisconsin especially cast those final votes. for scott walker, the governor of wisconsin, who everybody is a hero in republican circles and is also the home state of paul ryan. >> wood
in syria, a car bomb exploded in a damascus suburb, killing 12 people. more than 40 others were wounded. meanwhile, the u.n. refugee agency warned the number of syrians seeking safety in turkey could grow to 200,000. jordan is facing a similar influx as the civil war inside syria escalates. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy and gwen at the tampa convention. >> ifill: the republican delegates have just finished their role call of the states and they're dancing...
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>> they've had a very high bar for order in syria. more than three people gathering on the street was illegal and can be broken up. now tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people sometimes protesting. he's in a real dilemma. the question is why is it that he keeps on advocating the iron fist with superficial reforms and thinking that that's going to get him out of something? he's been doing that for ten months. it hasn't worked. why does he continue to think it's going to work now? that's the question. >> warner: so very briefly then, today he didn't say, well we're going to have a new constitution and a referendum the first weekend of march. is that just window dressing or is there a prospect he might take some steps that would actually.... >> it's window dressing. this man has not killed people for the last ten months to peacefully transfer power to the opposition. it's totally window dressing. and the young man who was on your set-up for this interview said he really didn't see how the opposition could win without foreig
>> they've had a very high bar for order in syria. more than three people gathering on the street was illegal and can be broken up. now tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people sometimes protesting. he's in a real dilemma. the question is why is it that he keeps on advocating the iron fist with superficial reforms and thinking that that's going to get him out of something? he's been doing that for ten months. it hasn't worked. why does he continue to think it's going to work...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a bombing struck at the heart of syria's government today, killing the country's defense minister and other high- ranking officials, including president assad's brother-in- law. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we look at what's behind the damascus attack and assess whether the latest round of bloody fighting signals a turning point in the nation's civil war. >> woodruff: then, we update the preparations for the olympics as organizers struggle with last- minute problems and the british government considers deploying more military forces to insure security. >> ifill: jeffrey brown examines a different boy scouts' pledge: to stick with their ban on gay leaders and scouts. >> woodruff: from our series on "coping with climate change," hari sreenivasan has the story of a native american tribe known as the "salmon people," whose way of life is under siege. >> threatened by the loss of traditional resources, the swinomish are partnering with scientists to determine what chang
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a bombing struck at the heart of syria's government today, killing the country's defense minister and other high- ranking officials, including president assad's brother-in- law. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we look at what's behind the damascus attack and assess whether the latest round of bloody fighting signals a turning point in the nation's civil...